Miss Assassin is heavily addicted

Chapter 153, Question 27: If I confess, will I go north to gather intelligence?
Two days later.

That morning, the He Ye family received a phone call from Dr. Schwarzberg's assistant, who said they would come to pick up Ms. Yugiri the next day and take her back to the organization for her third psychological treatment.

After listening, He Ye remained silent, even forgetting to swallow the breakfast bread in his hand, before finally replying after a long while.

"I see."

"Okay, then let's meet at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Dududu~"

The phone hangs up.

He Ye slowly put down the phone receiver, momentarily stunned, thinking that this day had finally come. He had been through a lot with Xi Wu during this time, understanding both her good and bad points; bringing her back this time would likely cause even more severe withdrawal symptoms.

If the people at headquarters keep messing around like this, it won't get to any results.

Alas, the sins are profound.

He Ye swallowed the bread and stopped feeling sad. Since she had already made up her mind, she would talk to her about that matter after breakfast, about the things that hadn't been explained clearly back then and about her questions.

……

Breakfast ended a dozen minutes later.

He Ye summoned Xi Wu to his study for a meeting, which was called "Edict of Self-Reproach," and he even locked the door, making it seem very serious.

In the living room, Nicole idly played with the cat's chin;
The kitten is happily playing with Nicole.

"You're going back to headquarters tomorrow, and there are some things I need to make clear to you..." He Ye said slowly, "Those things before were all my fault, and I'm sorry. I've realized that dragging this out won't do you any good, and I'll feel guilty too."

"?" Yugiri looked slightly puzzled, staring at He Ye who was pacing back and forth in front of her with unease.

Then, as if she had thought of something, she nodded in reply:
"I'll keep it a secret."

Yugiri nodded gently and earnestly.

She seemed to think that Heno had summoned her to keep the events at the hotel a secret. She had never spoken of it, though it was buried deep in her heart. Whenever someone from headquarters asked about the troubles weighing on her mind, Yugiri would remain silent or lie and shake her head, keeping her promise.

He Ye suddenly felt a pang of pain in his heart.

"I'm sorry... you don't have to keep it a secret this time when you get back."

"No need?"

"No, no need. It's not comfortable there, and I don't want to see you upset about it anymore."

"After you go back this time, be honest with them about the hotel incident and the contact that happened between the two of us. They will naturally be able to find out your problem, and then... they will naturally find a way to deal with it."

"..." Yugiri paused for a moment before replying, "I understand."

"Remember?"

"I remember."

“Okay, then it’s another matter.” He Ye slowly drew out the last syllable of his sentence, then whispered, “I didn’t answer your question back then.”

He Ye looked at Yugiri, who was sitting in a chair.

I walked up to her, hesitated for a moment, and then gently took her left wrist; the skin felt a little cool to the touch.

Yugiri didn't quite understand, but simply let him hold her.

The ring finger of the left hand is the finger for wearing rings because it is traditionally believed to be where blood flows to the heart.

He Ye looked at her left ring finger, which was slender and long.

A ring adorned her fair ring finger; it was a small, exquisite silver ring, engraved with patterns, without any diamonds, yet still elegant and beautiful.

Yugiri might be an assassin who is even better at disguising herself than she is. The silver ring she casually bought to cover up her neighbors' suspicions, she seems to have forgotten to take off after she put it on her.

Perhaps she doesn't know how to take it off, or forgets to take it off, or finds it troublesome to take it off.

That's why I've kept it until now.

He Ye helped her remove the silver ring, then slowly lowered her wrist and put the ring in his pocket.
Yugiri twitched her ring finger slightly, perhaps feeling uneasy about its sudden disappearance. Although it was just a ring she'd bought casually, it fit her finger perfectly, so she could now take it off comfortably without it being too loose or too tight.

"Why did you take it off?" Yugiri asked curiously.

“Because this is a ring that only lovers can wear after marriage…” He Ye said with a deep breath, “Our marriage is just a sham, and this ring doesn’t mean that.”

"Of course, I don't think you know what it means either," He Ye said with a wry smile.

"..." Yugiri really didn't know its meaning, but the ring that had disappeared from her left ring finger still left a vague sense of constraint, making her feel a little empty inside.

"Love is a precious thing, but also a heavy thing. The feeling is complex and subtle, and being loved by someone is even more awkward. I never think it is something to brag about."

He Ye was about to explain the theory she learned from soap operas, but she hesitated when she got to the point.

In the end, I decided to only explain what is not love.

I don't plan to tell her what love is.

After listening to He Ye's explanation, Xi Wu seemed to understand but not quite. Fortunately, she didn't ask any questions, such as asking He Ye to explain what it means to love someone.

Yugiri only asked the fatal question: "So, Leon, don't you love me?"

Having explained what it's like to not love someone, Yugiri might have started thinking about this issue. Heno wanted to give a straightforward answer because this was the best way to break things off, rather than hesitating, so he nodded.

“You’ve recovered very well in the past two weeks, but this is only temporary. You’re like this because you’ve stayed by my side, but it will get worse again once you go back. You can’t really stay by my side forever. We are ultimately carrying our own missions.”

"I don't love you... because we are not people who can love each other."

In fact, Yugiri is a very obedient girl. She will do whatever you ask without any ulterior motives. Her occasional clumsy behavior does not mean that she does not have her own inner world. She is just not good at expressing herself and is ignorant.

If it weren't for this period, she would probably be living a good life in a peaceful era. Even with such a personality, there would be people who like her, and her outstanding appearance would even attract a lot of romantic opportunities.

Yugiri: "I understand."

He Ye didn't look up to see her expression.

He simply whispered and changed the subject to something else.

"Okay, good to know. And then..."

As He Ye spoke, he clenched the ring in his pocket, then pretended to be calm and slowly said something very important, about explaining things to headquarters.

He Ye made Yugiri remember these words.

After that, when you go back to face Dr. Schwarzberg or Dr. Smith, just reply according to the script.

After uttering the last word a moment later, He Ye asked with a calm expression:
"have you understood?"

Yugiri nodded slowly: "I understand."

"Okay, then we're all settled here."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yugiri stood up, smoothing her skirt, and turned to leave the room, feeling a strange emptiness.

He Ye slowly sat down in the only chair in the study, in the spot where Xi Wu had just been sitting. He looked up at the ceiling, his eyes slightly unfocused. Then he took out the silver-patterned ring from his pocket and stared at it. In the light streaming in from the window, the pattern on the ring shone.

How much was it again? But it shouldn't be expensive.

This is probably going to cause everyone a lot of embarrassment. I hope I won't be sent to the far north to do intelligence work.

……

—Headquarters. Behavioral Observation Room—

1 p.m. the following afternoon.

Dr. Schwarzberg's eyes revealed deep disbelief. He looked at this rudimentary psychological observation report and was completely baffled by the summary sentence. He almost pinched his philtrum to save himself.

What does it mean to fall in love with your colleague?
"Who compiled this psychological report?!"

Schwarzberg's furious voice was so loud that even the dust on the ceiling seemed to fall.

By this time, the male assistant had been with the national-level assassin for two hours and arrived at the CORE Bureau at 11:00. When she returned, the on-duty doctor conducted various physical tests on her to determine her health condition.

"Yes, it's me!"

A trembling doctor raised his hand.

He was neither a famous psychologist nor a surgeon, but simply a doctor serving at headquarters.

Upon seeing this, Dr. Schwarzberg, his beard bristling and eyes wide, strode over and began to berate the doctor for his nonsensical summary—

But in reality, the doctors themselves are also innocent.

Because those words were spoken by the assassin herself.

You might even hear this during a health checkup.

Everyone in charge of setting up the equipment was observing various blood pressure or hormone secretion indicators when they suddenly heard this low-pitched confession amidst the ticking sounds. The doctor and nurses were all dumbfounded. After the examination, they conducted a rudimentary psychological test on her with some skepticism.

Because I suspect it's just sleep talking.

Therefore, this psychological examination was very rudimentary.

Because it was so sudden and inexplicable.

Only now, with the results in hand, have the doctors hurriedly notified the psychologists to come and examine the situation.

Upon hearing this, Dr. Schwarzberg frowned and then looked at the dark-haired girl in the one-way mirror.

She was sitting in a chair, touching her fingers.

Dr. Schwarzberg watched her movements carefully.

Yugiri's eyes were so calm, as if she were lost in thought, and the fingertips of her right hand gently rubbed back and forth on the ring finger of her left hand, as if she had been wearing something there before.

Dr. Schwarzberg stood with his hands behind his back, remaining silent for a long time.

"Prepare the observation room environment, conduct a more detailed assessment of her, and while you're at it, call Smith and those guys and tell them to come over now. Tell them I have something important to discuss with them."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)